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Dems Pick Up Five Repub Senate Seats, Races Still Unclear
Democrats picked up the majority plus at least five seats in the Senate Tuesday by seizing seats from Republican incumbents in New Hampshire and North Carolina, while also gaining seats left by retiring Republicans in Virginia, Colorado and New Mexico.
The New York Times has a comprehensive Senate map with the state results as they come in, but at 4:30 EST on Wednesday Democrats had 56 seats and Republicans had 41. Fifty-one is considered a majority, but it could be a few weeks before Democrats learn the final stats.
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Favorite Barack Obama Moment of 2008: Election Night Victory Speech
CitizenSugar readers apparently care about results! Barack Obama's victory speech won favorite Barack Obama moment of 2008, beating out all the other choices having to do with Obama's path to the White House.
On election night Obama greeted the world from Chicago's Grant Park, exclaiming that:
Change has come to America.
Biggest Headlines of 2008: Barack Obama Elected President
Out of all of 2008's biggest headlines, the election of Barack Obama may be the most significant. We started off 2008 with little idea that Barack Obama would be America's president-elect come year's end. A long road of formidable opponents, record fundraising, and dozens of debates led Obama to the White House.
Who Will Be the Next President? Watch the Results With Us!
Election Night is finally here! We've followed the 2008 Presidential campaign trail from primaries, conventions, debates to every hilarious and unexpected moment in between. East Coast polls have started to close, and we'll be here updating you on the electoral votes as they come in using predictions from pollster and major networks.
Poll: Is Election 2008 Must-See TV?
The writers' strike is depriving us of scripted drama. Even so, New York Times columnist David Carr says the breakout television hit this season is the presidential election.
Carr wrote:
"January was supposed to be the month when the writers’ strike took its toll [...].
Would You Take Back Your 2004 Vote?
A scant 30 days stand between now and Election Day, but there's still time to change your mind about who to vote for. But I'm dying to know whether or not you would change the vote you cast four years ago. Since hindsight is 20-20, tell me, are you happy with the person you wanted to be president these last four years, or do you have voter's remorse?
Biggest Headlines of 2008: Barack Obama Defeats Hillary Clinton For Nomination
Hillary Clinton had the name, the experience, the money, the contacts, and the tenacity — yet her momentum of inevitability couldn't stop Barack Obama. Before he upset Hillary in the Iowa primary, few people took the two-year senator's chances of beating the front-runner seriously. His victorious finish in the the marathon Democratic primary proved to be one of the most shocking headlines of 2008, and of American political history.
Who Is Your Favorite Celebrity Campaigner?
The 2008 presidential campaign inspired a year of political expression and celebrities were no exception. Will.i.am remixed Barack Obama's landmark speech and spoke out at the DNC, Diddy said Sarah Palin "scares him" and Matt Damon called her VP nom a "bad Disney movie." Scarlett Johansson upped the Obama love by saying she was engaged to him.
Day 2: What's Going on at the Republican Convention
While we're awaiting a conference call at 10:30 a.m. ET to confirm how many of the day's convention activities will be on today, in the meantime there are still a bunch of things worth checking out today:
Update: Ron Paul will address the Rally for the Republic at 1:30 p.m. ET, and you can watch it live, plus President Bush is expected to address the convention tonight via satellite from the White House.
What Do You Think Will Happen Tomorrow?
Polls indicate that Barack Obama is set to become the next president of the United States. But we all know that a lead in notoriously volatile polls only guarantees the opportunity to experience an embarrassing upset.
John McCain's path to the White House is narrow: he must win all the states Bush picked up in 2004, or capture a big enough Kerry state to make up for a loss.
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